Today we take a trip back in time to the 1920s and 1930s when visitors made a bee line for the resort of Cleethorpes in this wonderful black and white film footage.

Narrated by former Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell, the 35mm film footage captured by Samuel Barnes of Cleethorpes shows an amazing snapshot of local history, with the thrills of the big dipper in action on the beach, as viewed from Chapman's water tower and a steam train heading into the station.

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The Pier can be glimpsed several times with a throng of pedestrians streaming along the prom, which before the First World war was the longest pier in Britain, measuring 1,200ft.

The Big Dipper on Cleethorpes beach

On Alexandra Road from the Cliff end, you can see the tree lined road featuring the tram lines which have long since gone. Along the Kingsway there's a random man in a set of stocks and the resorts' trademarks statue - the boy with the leaking boot.

A bustling Kingsway in Cleethorpes

Looking out to sea there are the First Word war boom defences still visible.

A frame from the film showing Hancock's Electric Fish Pond on the North Promenade at Cleethorpes in the 1920s (Image: Submitted by Rob Foxon)

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A highlight is the Wonderland fun emporium owned by George Wilkie and the starting point of getting on the big dipper. During this period Cleethorpes was a big draw for locals and visitors alike with its rifle range, miniature zoo, Hancocks Palace of pleasure, swing boats and a procession of cars from the era - but does anyone know why?